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SONGWON starts production of SONGNOX® 5650 at its plant

in India

o ensure the availability of SONGNOX® 5650 worldwide, It can also be used in hot melt, solvent-based adhesives as
TSONGWON has started to manufacture the product at well as natural and synthetic tackifier resins. SONGNOX®
its Panoli plant in Gujarat, India.SONGNOX® 5650 is a high 5650 has broad food contact approval, making it especially
molecular weight, multifunctional phenolic antioxidant suitable for pressure sensitive adhesives. Besides high
primarily used as a post-polymerization process stabilizer protection against oxidation, it provides good long term
for unsaturated elastomers.Placing strong emphasis thermal stability.
on reliable supply, SONGWON began manufacture of
SONGNOX® 5650 in Panoli last September.

This additional, in-house production capacity enables New MMT™ Micro Tower from
SONGWON to ensure reliable supply of SONGNOX® Maguire Streamlines
5650 worldwide. The Panoli site was acquired from
Sequent in 2014. “In the last three years, SONGWON
aguire Products, Inc has introduced a new type
Mof raw material handling device for small-volume
plastics processing combines loading, dosing, mixing,
and dispensing functions in one compact system
governed by a single controller. New MMT™ Micro Tower
from Maguire Streamlines Material Handling for Molding
and Extrusion at Rates up to 100 lb. (45 kg) per Hour
While Providing Precise Batch Accuracy
The Maguire® MMT™ Micro Tower mixes up to
three materials—such as virgin resin, regrind, and
masterbatch—in 10 lb. (4.5 kg) batches for injection
has continuously invested in the Panoli site to develop it molding or extrusion processes with throughputs up
into a hub for specialty chemicals, including SONGNOX® to 100 lb / 45 kg per hour. The compact tower mounts
5650,” said Elena Scaltritti, Leader Polymer Stabilizers. at the throat of the processing machine, with no floor
Phenolic antioxidants are highly effective, non-discoloring space required for a vacuum pump. To ensure accuracy,
stabilizers for organic substrates that are prone to the loader and three material hoppers operate on a
oxidation, including plastics, synthetic fibers, elastomers loss-in-weight basis under simultaneous direction by the
and waxes. They act as free radical scavengers, and are controller. “The MMT Micro Tower replaces elaborate
mainly used to protect the finished product. and often over-sized combinations of separate pieces

“Thanks to its unique properties, SONGNOX® 5650 can of equipment with a single, compact, relatively
match the performance of stabilizers that have to be inexpensive system designed specifically for low-volume
used in much larger amounts,” said Thomas Schmutz, production,” said Frank Kavanagh, vice president of
Leader Technical Service & Application Development. sales and marketing. “It is simple to install, easy to
“And as a result of its very low volatility, there is virtually access for material changes, and intuitively controlled
no product loss during polymer processing, drying or by the operator.” The blower in the MMT Micro Tower
storage. These features make it highly cost effective.” is driven by a lightweight brushless motor. Filters are
This non-staining antioxidant is suitable for a variety cleaned by Maguire’s patented dust-clearing blow-back
of elastomers, including polybutadiene, polyisoprene, system. Like all Maguire equipment, the MMT Micro
emulsion styrene butadiene, nitrile rubber, carboxylated Tower is backed by a five-year warranty.
styrene-butadiene-rubber latex and styrene copolymers.

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